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{{Short description|American politician (1937–2024)}}
{{Infobox politician
| name                = Verna L. Clayton
| image               =
| caption             =
| office              = Mayor of [[Buffalo Grove]]
| term_start          = 1979
| term_end            = 1991
| predecessor         =
| successor           =
| office2             = Village Clerk of [[Buffalo Grove]]
| term_start2         = 1971
| term_end2           = 1979
| office3             = Village Collector of [[Buffalo Grove]]
| term_start3         = 1972
| term_end3           = 1978
| office4             = Member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from the 51st district
| term_start4         = 1992
| term_end4           = 1998
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1937|02|28}}
| birth_place         = [[Hamden, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2024|10|08|1937|02|28}}
| death_place         = [[Anderson, Indiana]], U.S.
| party               = Republican
| education           = [[Oklahoma State University]], [[Harper College]], [[University of Illinois]]
| spouse              = Frank
| children            = 2 Children
}}
'''Verna L. Clayton''' (February 28, 1937 – October 8, 2024) was an American politician.
==Life and career==
Born in [[Hamden, Ohio]], Clayton went to [[Oklahoma State University]], [[Harper College]], and [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]]. She served as the clerk for [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois]] from 1971 to 1979 and then served as the mayor of Buffalo Grove from 1979 to 1991. Clayton served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 1999 and was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1997-1998,' Biographical Sketch of Verna L. Clayton, pg. 96</ref><ref>'Illinois House of Representatives District (no.) 51,' League of Women Voters, '''Chicago Tribune,''' October 25, 1992</ref><ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=206770 Our Campaigns.com.-Verna L. Clayton]</ref> Clayton died in [[Anderson, Indiana]], on October 8, 2024, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verna Lewis Clayton Obituary 2024 |url=https://www.hinsey-brown.com/obituaries/verna-clayton |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Hinsey-Brown Funeral Services |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]
[[Category:People from Hamden, Ohio]]
[[Category:Oklahoma State University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni]]
[[Category:Women state legislators in Illinois]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Women mayors of places in Illinois]]
[[Category:20th-century American legislators]]
[[Category:20th-century Illinois politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American women politicians]]
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